EU lawmakers to vote on whether to launch legal challenge to Mercosur trade deal
BRUSSELS, Jan 21 – EU lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on whether to challenge the European Union’s contentious free trade agreement with South America in the bloc’s top court, a…
France asks for a NATO exercise in Greenland, is ready to participate
PARIS, Jan 21 – France has asked for a NATO exercise in Greenland and is ready to contribute to it, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Wednesday. Read More
Determined to seize Greenland, Trump faces tough reception in Davos
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 – U.S. President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, and he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring…
Turkey’s Erdogan says discusses Syria, Gaza with Trump in “very good” call
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed developments in Syria and Gaza in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, his office said on Wednesday, as Syria’s Turkey-backed…
At least four dead as floods sweep across Tunisia
TUNIS, Jan 20 – At least four people were killed on Tuesday as floods swept across Tunisia amid the worst torrential rain for over 70 years in some regions, and…
Flouride in water not linked to premature births, lower baby weight: Study
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr had called fluoride “neurotoxic and carcinogenic”. Read More
Has France’s President Macron finally lost his personal touch with Trump?
Despite their differences, French diplomats have said that the two men speak on the phone regularly. Read More
Chile’s Kast names future cabinet, taps Jorge Quiroz as finance minister
SANTIAGO, Jan 20 – Chile’s President-elect Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday appointed Jorge Quiroz as Finance Minister and named other members of his cabinet ahead of taking office on March…
Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack
The barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles killed at least one 50-year-old man. Read More
Minnesota leaders subpoenaed in US criminal probe over opposition to immigration crackdown
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan 20 – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday subpoenaed the offices of Minnesota’s governor and attorney general, and mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, as it…